Cathedral’s athletic fields were destroyed in the June 1 EF-3 tornado, which pulverized and shut down the Surrey Road school. Also lost was the majority of the school’s athletic equipment and uniforms.

But the Panthers have found a way to move forward, even though the 11 sports teams are spread throughout Greater Springfield, with the school now located at MemorialSchool in Wilbraham.

Athletic director Joe Hegarty, who was hired in mid-July, said the coaches and parents have been very supportive, and the athletes “have been the best. Everything they’ve been through the past couple years . . . they’ve taken it better than the adults have.

“They just want to get back on the field and be able to play again. They’re up for anything that gets them back on the field.”

Those fields are all over the place, with no practices or games to be held this fall at Cathedral.

The football team has been using AmericanInternationalCollege this week, and will move to the MaryLynchSchool in Springfield next week for the remainder of the season. Cathedral’s home games will be played under the lights at Chicopee Comprehensive on Saturday nights.

Boys soccer is practicing at the WilbrahamMiddle School and playing games at Forest Park, while the girls soccer teams are using the fields at the Wilbraham Soccer Club for practice and heading to Lusitano Stadium in Ludlow for matches.

Field hockey will practice on site and play games at Spec Pond in Wilbraham, while the two cross country teams will run on site and keep its home meets at Forest Park. Golf will continue to play and practice at Franconia Golf Course.

The football and soccer teams will be bused to practice, and all teams will be bused to games.

“The bus company has been great,” Hegarty said. “They’re really helping us out. They’re stretching themselves out a little bit to make sure we can keep on with our athletics as we normally would.”

Hegarty said if the bus company didn’t come through, “things would be a mess.”

Along with lining up fields and busing, not to mention moving into a new school, Hegarty said “buying uniforms was a huge part of my summer. We went about it with the dealers we’ve worked with before, who were all very helpful. We had 11 teams. We had to order new uniforms and new equipment.

“But we used local people and they were very understanding of where we were.”

Cathedral has received a $20,000 grant from ESPN and Powerade toward having its athletic facility repaired.